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Tarantino’s Top 20 Movies Since 1992

Posted by Ryan Adams On August - 17 - 2009

From Sky Movies via In Contention via Rope of Silicon via /Film, everyone is posting this video, so we will too. Tarantino names his 20 favorite movies released since the year he became a director himself.

Battle Royale
Anything Else
Audition
Blade
Boogie Nights
Dazed & Confused
Dogville
Fight Club
Fridays
The Host
The Insider
Joint Security Area
Lost In Translation
The Matrix
Memories of Murder
Police Story 3
Shaun of the Dead
Speed
Team America
Unbreakable

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    36 Responses for "Tarantino’s Top 20 Movies Since 1992"

    1. Shawn Edwards August 17th, 2009 at 9:36 am 1

      I love his list. There are some really bold and unpredictable choices. Nice call on “Blade,” “Friday” and “Speed.” QT always surprises!

    2. Anna August 17th, 2009 at 9:42 am 2

      Team America!! What a pleasant surprise (just like the rest QT’s list). I have the urge to watch Unbreakable again since I can’t remember anything about it (which can’t be a good sign…)

    3. bambi August 17th, 2009 at 9:45 am 3

      This is one helluva cool list because it shows QT has personality. Lots of these choices would be looked down upon and likely are but he doesn`t give a shit. That and his love for American idol that pisses off his fanboys. The guy is just way way cool.

    4. Anna August 17th, 2009 at 9:48 am 4

      QT is the definition of a cool nerd. He likes what he likes (even though they’re often perceived as geeky) and he’s never embarrassed to tell anyone who’ll listen. Thumbs up!

    5. Joao Mattos August 17th, 2009 at 9:49 am 5

      Didn’t like the list itself, but Tarantino has a true love for cinema. Two movies starring Keanu Reeves. Maybe they work together someday.

    6. Ryan Adams August 17th, 2009 at 9:52 am 6

      I remember you mentioned Joint Security Area several weeks ago, Joao, so I tracked it down. Only had a chance to watch the first few minutes before distractions interfered, so now I have new incentive to spin up the disc again.

    7. Kay August 17th, 2009 at 9:53 am 7

      I do not get the fuss about Fight Club. besides Brad’s great performance and him looking fucking hot, the film is pretty flawed.

    8. bambi August 17th, 2009 at 9:57 am 8

      It`s an ultimate guy flick. It`s Twilight for guys just like WWE is soap opera for guys. :)

    9. Gustavo H.R. August 17th, 2009 at 10:15 am 9

      Yay, he likes UNBREAKABLE!

    10. bambi August 17th, 2009 at 10:23 am 10

      Keanu 2, Day-Lewis 0!

      Matrix 1, LOTR none!

      No Kate&Cate!

      Shyamalan in, Spielberg out!

      Jackie Fuckin Chan!

      The list that Empire and EW would not approve,lol.

    11. Jon August 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am 11

      QT rocks as usual. The guy is truly himself and marches to the beat of his own drum. I admire his arrogance (which he is fully aware of) because the fact of the matter is he deserves it. He is a full fledge movie cinephile/film geek whose tastes run across the gamet.

      BTW, I could listen to him talk about film all day.

    12. Grilled Cheese August 17th, 2009 at 10:28 am 12

      Two Keanu Reeves’ movies in the list

    13. Ryan Adams August 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am 13

      btw, Fight Club gets its blu-ray release November 17.

      Special features will include:

      * Four commentaries:
      o Director David Fincher
      o Fincher and actors Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter
      o Novelist Chuck Palahniuk and screenwriter Jim Uhls
      o Crew (Alex McDowell, Jeff Cronenweth, Michael Kaplan and Kevin Haug)

      * Seven deleted and alternate scenes

      * Featurettes:
      o A Hit in the Ear: Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club
      o Welcome to Fight Club
      o Angel Faces Beating
      o The Crash
      o Tyler’s Goodbye
      o Work: Production; Visual Effects; On Location

      * Insomniac Mode viewing option

      * Guys Choice Award

      * Edward Norton interview

    14. Noah R. August 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am 14

      This list sums up my frustration with Tarantino perfectly. No matter how self-indulgent his films get, I love listening to him talk about movies without Eli Roth gawking behind him. You have some very odd choices (Anything Else, Fridays) but you also have some interesting and well-deserving choices (The Insider, Shaun of the Dead). He’s absolutely right about the screenplay for Dogville, and although I don’t think Unbreakable is THAT great, it’s still M. Night Shyamalan’s best film by a mile and much better than it gets credit for.

    15. Joao Mattos August 17th, 2009 at 10:50 am 15

      Don’t postponed Ryan. It’s really Chan-Wook best.

      Reading the list again:

      Anything Else is truly a bold choice. About his fellow USA directors, no Eastwood, Scorsese, Burton, Coen, which is kind of interesting. Again: his love for cinema is cool, but the list disapointed me. With the exception of the Woody Allen, no odd choice. No underrated gem, unknonw movie.

      But as all lists that make think what would be my choices for the Best 20 movie since 1992, And that’s a cool exercise of love for cinema.

    16. Tyler August 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am 16

      pretty good list

    17. Noah R. August 17th, 2009 at 10:59 am 17

      Tarantino talks about There Will Be Blood and gushes over it:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rp5NjLRRyw

      Good.

    18. Scott August 17th, 2009 at 11:15 am 18

      Woo hoo – Dogville!!

    19. Bobby August 17th, 2009 at 11:26 am 19

      I love the fact that he loves Unbreakable. I think that movie is a slow-burning classic. It got overshadowed by not being The Sixth Sense, and then by the critical mauling MNS’s last couple of movies received. But over time, people are really taking another look at it, and rewatching and rediscovering it. It really is a fantastic movie that is going to grow in esteem and reputation over time.

      Also, I’m surprised there is no Oldboy on the list.

    20. Bobby August 17th, 2009 at 11:35 am 20

      Thanks for that link Noah.

      I count myself as a fan of QT and his movies. His early work set fire to my imagination and probably did more to shape me as a cinephile when I was a teenager than any other director. He was exciting, original and had swagger. But he has lost me on his recent stuff though.

      However, I’ll tell you one thing. I could sit and listen to him talking about movies all day long. Absolutely love him for that.

    21. noname August 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am 21

      Sucks!

    22. Manuel August 17th, 2009 at 12:06 pm 22

      Hi there,

      No Oldboy? That’s weird, when QT was president of the jury in Cannes, Oldboy got a mojor prize (I don’t remember which one).

      IMO, Dogville is the surprise of the list. Kinda odd.

      And Unbreakable!!! Yeah!!! QT’s explanation of the movie is perfect (Superman is here, but he doesn’t know he is Superman).

      A healthy list, I would say…

    23. bambi August 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm 23

      I wish he had a movie show like Ebert. I, too, like to listen to him talk about movies. And his facial expressions and restless hands are priceless.

    24. harry August 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm 24

      That list reeks of meh for me. Still fun to hear him talk about movies he loves though.

    25. Watermelons August 17th, 2009 at 2:40 pm 25

      Nice to see Dogville, but no The Holiday or Titanic, really? Or The Reader? Not sure if this Tarantino guy is all that.

    26. Bobby August 17th, 2009 at 4:46 pm 26

      Here are some more from that Sky Movies series in which he introduces some films he likes. This is the premier movie channel in the UK and I guess he was doing promotion on that channel for Inglorious Basterds and did this at the same time. Most interesting to hear his praise and criticisms of Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’, although I think he misreads Boyle slightly, describing him as a kind of cerebral ‘Sight & Sound’ kind of man.

      On McCabe and Mrs Miller:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sh9X-V0XA

      On Taxi Driver:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGPfDk9_Yo

      On an Infamous Scorsese Rumour:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of9u8VeQVIg

      On Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAMYudPgQKc

    27. Noah R. August 17th, 2009 at 5:20 pm 27

      Yeah and I don’t recall Boyle ever bad-mouthing George Romero but it’s still a nice introduction. Sunshine, for all its flaws, is still a fascinating and admirable effort, and as much as I love Slumdog, I suspect Sunshine will have a much longer shelf life.

      Oh and I love his talk about McCabe & Mrs. Miller, one of my favorite films of all-time, especially how it took him so long to fall in love with it.

    28. Bobby August 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pm 28

      I don’t think Danny Boyle would have trashed talked Romero either. He simply isn’t that kind of guy. He might have said something about something about what he didn’t think worked in one of his movies, but it really isn’t in Danny Boyle’s nature to trash-talk another director. I think Tarantino might have got the wrong end of the stick somewhere.

    29. dlen August 17th, 2009 at 9:35 pm 29

      I saw Inglourious Basterds last night and enjoyed it. It wasn’t a film I was hanging out for, nor am I a big QT fan. I’ve only ever watched Pulp Fiction the once and I have yet to see Kill Bill (but as I have a new 42″ tv I may soon correct that).

      Its 2.5 hr run time had me offside but the film never drags and I was never bored, though it could still afford to lose 15-20mins.

      Brad’s accent grates but Christoph Waltz is a joy. But I think he will most likely be a Supporting Actor contender not Best Actor as in Cannes.

    30. Antoinette August 17th, 2009 at 11:25 pm 30

      I was actually guessing Oldboy was going to be his favorite when he was building up to revealing his favorite. So the fact that it wasn’t even on this list is surprising. I’m glad Manuel thought it would have been there too. Battle Royale is a good choice though.

      I love his explanation of why he chose Speed, and I still like it after the bus blows up. I must have watched it 50 times at least.

      And Unbreakable I’m so happy to hear him call a masterpiece. When I saw it in the theater I teared up when the reveal came that he was a superhero. I thought it was so brilliant and as I walked out of the theater all the people passing me as they left were cursing under their breath because they thought it was crap/expected to see The Sixth Sense. So YAY Unbreakable! Yay QT!

    31. the_movie_guy August 18th, 2009 at 1:40 am 31

      Wow…i absolutely LOVE the fact that FRIDAY (the greatest comedy released in the 90s), THE MATRIX (the greatest action film ever made), UNBREAKABLE (an underrated brilliant masterpiece), and PT Anderson’s BOOGIE NIGHTS (who has 3 masterpieces in my humble opinion, along with MAGNOLIA and THERE WILL BE BLOOD) were in the list. Not to mention, SPEED which is a movie I called a classic in film class and my me and my professor had a debate about. He disagreed alot of people in my class agreed with me and its a movie still watch to this day on the enormously boxed 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD :) Good list.

      PS. Audition was brilliant as well….

    32. Daniel August 18th, 2009 at 5:57 am 32

      This list is interesting, but, IMO, pretty bad. I do admire Tarantino’s love of Asian films, though. Out of all the Woody Allen films he could’ve chose from the 90s, he had to choose Anything Else?

      I do love Shaun of the Dead, Lost in Translation, The Matrix and Unbreakable, though. I thought for sure he’d include Fargo or another film by the Coens.

    33. TAC August 18th, 2009 at 10:13 am 33

      Anything Else was awful

    34. Jesus Alonso August 18th, 2009 at 11:09 am 34

      No Trainspotting? Ugh. But not a surprise from someone who truly dislikes Boyle’s third acts…

    35. Mark August 18th, 2009 at 12:55 pm 35

      Where’s Oldboy? I thought he was nuts about that.

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